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By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When I realized the deadline for this week’s paper was Wednesday and the NBA draft was Thursday I was quite disappointed. I wouldn’t be able to comment on the Lakers’ selection until the following week. Then I had an idea. There had been so much interest, so many conflicting rumors in what the Lakers were going to do that there would be considerable reader interest in a description of this process. So. Hopefully, I was right and you’ll read on, At the beginni...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist So you think you have tax problems and perhaps you do, but it’s nothing like McDonald’s. Gabby Hayes would say, “No Siree, Bob.” I’m sure it was purely an oversight that the hamburger company supposedly shorted the European tax collectors by more than $1.1 billion from 2009 to 2013. Nobody should be misled when they hear the legislators are scraping by on only $97,196 per year. However, when all the benefits are factored in, I just bet it’s more than double...
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Tyler Marks was a star pitcher at Culver City High, then he began to attract professional baseball scouts at Concordia College in Irvine, then came his biggest day. Marks, who registered 20 saves for Concordia last season as a junior, was drafted last week in the sixth round of baseball’s annual first year player draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Of the thousands of high school and college players hoping to launch a professional career, Marks was the 166th player to be selected. The Diamondbacks are considering converting Marks to a s...
By David W. Myers Contributing Editor Under a gray sky and setting sun, a combined 535 teenagers from Culver City High School and Culver Park High School walked up to a podium at Jerry Chabola Stadium last Friday to receive their diploma and then march away into a bright future. “These deserving students represent our collective hope for the future and exude the best in us all,” wrote Culver High Principal Lisa Cooper and Culver Park Principal Veronica Montes in their joint forward pub...
LULAC – Darrell D. Marks Scholarship.............................Christopher Rene Valdez and Simon Valenzuela Sydney Goldfarb High School Award..............................................Kennedi Simmons and Ya'elle Wright Sony Pictures Entertainment Scholarship........................................................................Natasha Jain Rotary District 5280 –Jerry Chabola-Jules Zentner Scholarship..........................................Miranda Myers Southern California Gas Com...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The 2014-15 Culver City High Senior Student Athlete of the Year banquet was well attended and joyous as awards were given out for Teams of the Year, Athletes of the Year, academically achieving students and top athletes for their respective sports programs. Fifty four students were awarded the Dave Sanchez Award for a GPA of 3.5 and above over their four years at Culver City High. Seventeen students received the Jerry Chabola Award for seniors that do an...
Hard to believe that LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL is entering its third decade as one of the crown jewels of film festivals but, officially running June 10th through 18th after a couple pre-fest sneak peaks at DOPE and Pixar's upcoming INSIDE OUT, that's exactly what's happening. And right along with LAFF, is my 21st year of bringing you opening day "Must See Festival Films" coverage. Kicking off the 21st LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL is none other than Lily Tomlin and her latest film GRANDMA. Tomlin,...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter It was a packed house on Monday evening as the Culver City High baseball program held its annual awards banquet at the Elks Lodge #1917 just east of Sepulveda Blvd. on Washington Place. The event showcased the 2015 season, touched on the summer season approaching and honored six special senior classmen. Parents, family members, coaches and players from the Centaur frosh/soph, junior varsity and varsity squads enjoyed a SoCal styled outdoor barbeque menu of...
Casting is set for "Girlfriend," which will begin previews at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City on July 12 with the opening slated for July 19. Featuring a book by Todd Almond and music and lyrics by Matthew Sweet, the rock musical about first love will continue through August 9. Reprising their roles from the 2013 Actors Theatre of Louisville production of "Girlfriend" will be Ryder Bach (Randy Newman's "Harps and Angels" at the Mark Taper Forum) and Curt Hansen...
Scott Bixby, Culver City's Chief of Police will be speaking at this months Democratic Club General Meeting at 7 pm on Wednesday, June 10. The meeting is free and open to the public at the Rotunda Room of Veterans Memorial Building, 4117 Overland Ave. Refreshments will be served at 6:45. Chief Bixby is a long time resident of Culver City and veteran of its community Police Department. As a youth he attended Braddock Elementary School, El Rincon, Culver City Junior High, Culver City High School an...
(MOTHER'S NOTE) We are so amazed and proud about how far he went, and grateful for the community support. He intends to try again next year as an eighth grader. --- Deborah Komatsu By Cooper Komatsu My name is Cooper Komatsu. I started in spelling bees when I was in fourth grade at El Marino. I got sixth place, going out on the word "surveyor." Over the next three years, I participated in several more bees and got better at it. This year, CCMS held a Scripps-eligible spelling bee. After winning...
Working with the City of Culver City and the Culver City Police Department, Culver City Unified School District is implementing new traffic patterns on Elenda Street in front of the Culver City High School and Middle School complex. "We know pick-up and drop-off times in this area can be busy and chaotic," said Superintendent Dave LaRose. "Our primary concern is student safety, and we believe the new traffic patterns will encourage drivers and pedestrians to co-exist more safely. We encourage...
Summer volleyball camps for boys and girls of all abilities and experience in four day sessions, July 13-30, will be conducted by the Culver Volleyball Club at the Culver City middle and high schools. Former Culver City High volleyball head coach and athletic director Marty Siegal and his staff will offer three levels of instruction. “Last summer, the improvement of our day campers was phenomenal. Participants went from no volleyball experience to making school teams and earning roster spots on high-level club teams,” Siegal said. Boys and gir...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter It wasn't the kind of ending the 2015 Culver City High baseball team had dreamed about as they solemnly bussed home just before sunset along the scenic peninsula drive on the 19th of May. Skirting northward above the shimmering blue Pacific Ocean offered little solace to the Centaur squad that had lost 2-1 at Palos Verdes High on the very last play of their opening CIF playoff game. "Without question it was a well-fought game. I felt that of all the games we had...
AVPA will present two music concerts this spring, giving all the ensembles a chance to perform a variety of music that has been rehearsed throughout the spring semester. Friday, May 22 – AVPA Showcase – features our smaller ensembles. The Jazz Combo, Sax Ensemble, and some of our chamber music ensembles will be on the program. The Jazz Combo has been making the rounds throughout the community, performing at several events this year. In addition to their annual entertaining gigs for the Cul...
The Culver City High baseball team will begin their 2015 post-season quest on the road. The Centaurs travel locally to Palos Verdes High on Tuesday, May 19, to take on the Sea Kings at 3:15 p.m. in a CIF Southern Section Division 3 matchup. Culver lost 8-4 earlier in the season to Palos Verdes, who finished third in the Bay League, on March 20 in the same ballpark. In that game the team had the lead until the bottom of the sixth inning when they gave up five runs. The winner will travel to...
Doris Elizabeth Sayer was born May 22, 1923 in Middletown, NY, the only child of Frederick Winfried Posl and Gladys Caroline LaRue. God called her home on April 26, 2015 from Lantana, TX after fighting the dementia that robbed her of all the wonderful family memories she had made in almost 92 years of living. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Leo Lewis Sayer, who died in 2007 and her son, Jerry Lee Sayer, who died in 2013. Doris graduated from Middletown High School in 1941 and...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter Pitching and defense wins baseball games. It also allowed the Culver City High baseball team to clinch a CIF playoff spot on a beautiful spring afternoon at Beverly Hills High on Tuesday. The Centaurs shutout the Normans 6-0 on a baseball diamond temporarily laid out on the campus' synthetic turf at Nickoll Field. Once again the fine pitching of Jay Sterner and Culver's stellar defense propelled them to win their third league game in a row and four of five to...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The love affair between Culver City and classic cars revved up once again in downtown on Saturday as the 12th Annual George Barris' Culver City Car Show took center stage. Thousands of car enthusiasts reunited, reveled in and admired the hundreds of vintage rides lined up along Culver Blvd. from Duquesne to Canfield and adjacent streets leading to Venice Blvd. The festival also included celebrities, live music, a beauty contest, introductions, interviews, city...
More award winners than ever before were honored at the Culver City Education Foundation's (CCEF) Tribute to the Stars gala fundraiser. Kelley Roberts of Farragut Elementary School was chosen as CCUSD's Sony Pictures Entertainment Teacher of the Year. Ms. Roberts was attending her daughter's graduation and unable to be at Tribute this year, but co-workers who texted her with the news say she was in disbelief. That may seem hard to believe for anyone who knows what a leader she is for her team...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor As the Houston Rockets begin play in the second round of the NBA playoffs I can’t help wondering what might have been for the Lakers. You see, Dwight Howard wasn’t ready to commit to the Lakers when he became a free agent but he decided to give it a try by signing a one-year contract. Unfortunately, Howard was quickly disenchanted with Coach Mike D’Antoni’s offense which didn’t revolve around a center. So he left and joined the Rockets. Fast forward to this seas...
After a several-month stint as Interim Principal at Culver City High School, Lisa Cooper’s position was made permanent April 28 as the Culver City Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to name her Principal. Cooper has been the school’s interim principal since October. She previously served for three years as the school’s Assistant Principal for Attendance, Activities and Discipline, where she directed and coordinated all student activities. In that role she was responsible for overseeing and guiding the Associated Stude...
On April 27 the West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors presented awards to 15 grand prize and honorable mention winners to local students for the annual "Water is Life" Student Art Contest. More than 400 entries were received this year from public and private schools throughout West Basin's service area and winning artwork was chosen based on the creativity of students' portrayal of water conservation messages coupled with their artistic skills. "The artwork and accompanying...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter Right now the sound of a broken record is sweet music to Culver City High baseball. The artist is Jay Sterner, the senior lefty pitcher who recorded his second no-hitter of the 2015 season. For this performance he and his Centaur teammates took their act on the road to tame Hawthorne High, 3-0, on Tuesday. More importantly, the win allows Culver to control its own destiny concerning a CIF playoff spot with three games remaining in Ocean League action. The...
